Social-media June 2014

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by Tilman Bayer

>From @wikipedia and @wikimedia: https://twitter.com/WikiResearch/status/466434800552001536 (if I may ;) >From @wikimedia: https://twitter.com/EFF/status/464836683192471553 (switching subject line as "Another RT thread" has started to become a bit long with 85 emails, taking a bit to load fully in my Gmail) -- Tilman Bayer Senior Operations Analyst (Movement Communications) Wikimedia Foundation IRC (Freenode): HaeB

9 years, 9 months

Proposed social media for translatewiki.net blog

by Carlos Monterrey

*Hey all,* *Here's is the proposed SM for today's blog post regarding translatewiki.net <http://translatewiki.net>. Thanks for looking:* *Blog Post:* https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/06/30/translatewiki-net-in-the-swedish-spot… *SM Calendar: * https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Social_media/Calendar#June_30-July_6 *Translatewiki.net* - *t*: 7 programs, 213 languages, 6,400 volunteers, 1 goal. Discover Translatewiki.net! https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/06/30/translatewiki-net-in-the-swedish-spot… - *t*: Support @WikimediaSE 's newest project, Translatewiki.net!: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/06/30/translatewiki-net-in-the-swedish-spot… - *t*: Have you translated today? Check out @WikimediaSE's newest project, translatewiki.net: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/06/30/translatewiki-net-in-the-swedish-spot… - *t*: Join 6,400 volunteers today on @WikimediaSE's project, Translatewiki.net, the open source translation community: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/06/30/translatewiki-net-in-the-swedish-spot… - *f/g*: "The translation platform currently has 27 programs ready to be translated into 213 languages by more than 6,400 volunteers from around the world." Join 6,400 volunteers today on Wikimedia Sverige's newest project, Translatewiki.net, the open source translation community. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/06/30/translatewiki-net-in-the-swedish-spot… -- Carlos Monterrey Communications Associate Wikimedia Foundation +1.415.839.6885 ext 6881 www.wikimediafoundation.org blog.wikimedia.org

9 years, 9 months

Question about national contest

by Jan Ainali

Hello, We are having a photo contest during the summer where you can compete in all of Sweden. Would that be considered to local for @wikimedia/@wikipedia to mention? The contest is described here (in English and Swedish): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:D%C3%A5_och_Nu *Best regards,Jan Ainali* CEO, Wikimedia Sverige <http://se.wikimedia.org/wiki/Huvudsida> +46 729 67 29 48 *Tänk dig en värld där varje människa har fri tillgång till mänsklighetens samlade kunskap. Det är det vi gör.* Bli medlem. <http://blimedlem.wikimedia.se>

9 years, 9 months

Proposed social media for Wikimedia Bangladesh blog

by Carlos Monterrey

*Hey there, * *Here is the proposed SM for today's blog post regarding the recent local registration of Wikimedia Bangladesh. Please choose your favorites or offer edits. Thanks for reviewing: * *Blog post:* https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/06/27/wikimedia-bangladesh-completes-its-lo… *SM Calendar: * https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Social_media/Calendar#June_27 Wikimedia Bangladesh completed the local registration - *t*: Unwilling to offer bribes, Wikimedia Bangladesh (@Wikimediabd) waited 5 years to be locally recognized: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/06/27/wikimedia-bangladesh-completes-its-lo… #wmdb - *t*: Wikimedia Bangladesh (@wikimediabd) is now registered at the Joint Stock Companies & Firms - Bangladesh! Congrats! https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/06/27/wikimedia-bangladesh-completes-its-lo… - *t*: Wikimedia Bangladesh waited 2 years to become registered for obeying the law - even though they were advised not to: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/06/27/wikimedia-bangladesh-completes-its-lo… - *t*: See why it took Wikimedia Bangladesh (@wikimediabd) five years to be locally registered as an official community: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/06/27/wikimedia-bangladesh-completes-its-lo… - *f/g*: "We were determined to not to give any bribes." See why it took Wikimedia Bangladesh five long years to become locally registered and recognized as an official community in Bangladesh. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/06/27/wikimedia-bangladesh-completes-its-lo… - *f/g*: Congratulations Wikimedia Bangladesh for persevering through the arduous process of local registration in Bangladesh! "These two years were marked with many visits to government offices, submitting the same paperwork several times, making personal appeals to different people and persistent follow-ups. At the end, it makes us quite happy to finally register our chapter in an honorable way, upholding the Wikimedia spirit." https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/06/27/wikimedia-bangladesh-completes-its-lo… - *f/g*: "We were prepared prepared to face difficulties in completing the registration as a non-profit 'society'; however, we were not prepared for the setbacks that came." Learn more about the years of struggle that Wikimedia Bangladesh had to endure to finally get registered locally: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/06/27/wikimedia-bangladesh-completes-its-lo… -- Carlos Monterrey Communications Associate Wikimedia Foundation +1.415.839.6885 ext 6881 www.wikimediafoundation.org blog.wikimedia.org

9 years, 9 months

WLM Pakistan Grant

by Alex Wang

Hi Social Media Folks! I'd like to post the following announcement regarding a new Project and Event Grant. * FB/Google +* Pakistan will hold it's first ever Wiki Loves Monuments with the support of a new Project & Event Grant: <goog_1153542012> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:PEG/WCUG_Pakistan/Wiki_Loves_Monumen… (This is their FB page <https://www.facebook.com/WikimediaPakistan>, but technically there is no "Wikimedia Pakistan". They are a new User Group.) *Twitter* Pakistan to host Wiki Loves Monuments with support from Wikimedia Project & Event Grant: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:PEG/Shipmaster_-_Community_of_Arabic… Thanks, Alex -- Alex Wang Program Officer Project & Event Grants Wikimedia Foundation <http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Home> +1 415-839-6885 Skype: alexvwang

9 years, 9 months

Proposed Social media for Signpost report

by Carlos Monterrey

*Hi all,* *Here's today's proposed SM for the Signpost report blog post. Thanks for reviewing: * *Blog post: * https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/06/26/wikipedia-signpost-report-wikiproject… *SM Calendar: * https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Social_media/Calendar#June_26 *Wikipedia Signpost report: WikiProject Cities* - *t*: So how did Stephens City, Virginia make the Featured Article on English Wikipedia? Find out about WikiProject Cities: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/06/26/wikipedia-signpost-report-wikiproject… - *t*: WikiProject Cities has the gargantuan task of providing up-to-date information for cities around the globe: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/06/26/wikipedia-signpost-report-wikiproject… - *t*: How do articles on cities around the world stay up-to-date? WikiProject Cities, that's how. Find out more: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/06/26/wikipedia-signpost-report-wikiproject… - *t*: “I was responsible for getting Kent, Ohio to Featured Article status." An interview with 2 WikiProject contributors: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/06/26/wikipedia-signpost-report-wikiproject… - *f/g*: Interested in cities and motivated by the desire to produce more articles in a standardized format, Student7 and JonRidinger saw WikiProject Cities as an opportunity to contribute to articles they were passionate about. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/06/26/wikipedia-signpost-report-wikiproject… -- Carlos Monterrey Communications Associate Wikimedia Foundation +1.415.839.6885 ext 6881 www.wikimediafoundation.org blog.wikimedia.org

9 years, 10 months

Proposed tweet on WMUK digital democracy project

by Tilman Bayer

Forwarding from Stevie (CC'ed), via ComCom: T: Can digital democracy be crowdsourced? @wikimediauk & @Demos calling on Wikimedians to prove it can, get involved! https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Connecting_knowledge_to_power:_the_future_o… Stevie, you suggested it for @wikipedia, but note that we often post the more Wikimedia-focused stuff - i.e. not specifically about WP - from @wikimedia first, then retweet from @wikipedia. Which category do you think this falls under? (I haven't yet had time to look at the linked page myself, perhaps someone else on this list will.) -- Tilman Bayer Senior Operations Analyst (Movement Communications) Wikimedia Foundation IRC (Freenode): HaeB

9 years, 10 months

Proposed social media for app announcement

by Carlos Monterrey

*Hi all,* *Here is the proposed SM for today's new Android app announcement. We've included more proposed Tweets and Facebook/Google messages than normal, so feel free to simply pick your favorite or offer edits to those you think might work. Thanks for reviewing: * *Blog post:* https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/06/25/revamped-wikipedia-app-now-available-… *Social media calendar: * https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Social_media/Calendar#June_25 *Revamped Wikipedia app now available on Android* - *t*: Experience Wikipedia like never before on your Android with the new and improved Wikipedia app, now on @GooglePlay: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/06/25/revamped-wikipedia-app-now-available-… - *t*: Access to the sum of all human knowledge has never been so fast with the new Wikipedia Android app, available now!: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/06/25/revamped-wikipedia-app-now-available-… - *t*: Browse, share, edit like never before with the new and improved Wikipedia app for Android. Check it out now!: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/06/25/revamped-wikipedia-app-now-available-… - *t*: The features for the new Wikipedia app for Android will completely change how you engage with Wikipedia forever: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/06/25/revamped-wikipedia-app-now-available-… - *t*: Win trivia night against your friends with the new, faster Wikipedia app for Android, available now on @GooglePlay: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/06/25/revamped-wikipedia-app-now-available-… - *f/g*: If you love Wikipedia and have an Android phone, you’re in for a treat! Today we’ve released a revamped Wikipedia for Android app, now available on Google Play. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/06/25/revamped-wikipedia-app-now-available-… - *f/g*: Edit and read to your heart's content with the new, faster Wikipedia App for Android, Available now on Google Play!: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/06/25/revamped-wikipedia-app-now-available-… - *f/g:* Think you know Wikipedia apps? You ain't seen nothing yet. Check out the new and improved Wikipedia app for Android, available now on Google Play! https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/06/25/revamped-wikipedia-app-now-available-… -- Carlos Monterrey Communications Associate Wikimedia Foundation +1.415.839.6885 ext 6881 www.wikimediafoundation.org blog.wikimedia.org

9 years, 10 months

SM for Cochrane blog post about medical accuracy

by Tilman Bayer

Twitter: RT https://twitter.com/cochranecollab/status/481259949641588737 from @wikipedia FB/G+: Four medical professionals who edit Wikipedia examine the basis for recent media claims about the accuracy of Wikipedia's medical articles. This is a post on the blog of the Cochrane Collaboration, a worldwide organization dedicated to collecting and evaluating medical research, which collaborates with Wikipedians to improve healthcare articles on Wikipedia. http://www.cochrane.org/news/blog/wikipedia%E2%80%99s-medical-content-reall… We may still want to give this more attention in other form later. -- Tilman Bayer Senior Operations Analyst (Movement Communications) Wikimedia Foundation IRC (Freenode): HaeB

9 years, 10 months

Quick Facebook metrics

by Carlos Monterrey

Hi all, Just wanted to share some quick social media metrics for the Wikipedia Facebook account. The recent post <https://www.facebook.com/wikipedia/posts/10152439045398346> linking to the tablet redesign blog post <https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/06/17/wikimedia-sites-get-a-new-look-on-tab…> reached 106,000 users (our highest reach in a while). More recently, the post <https://www.facebook.com/wikipedia/posts/10152455994748346> linking to the profile of Nepalese Wikipedian Ram Joshi <https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/06/24/writing-wikipedia-from-the-western-hi…> (and his famous feature phone) also reached 106,000 users (and counting), with 41 shares and 444 likes. We’re still rolling out social media for todays Android app announcement <https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/06/25/revamped-wikipedia-app-now-available-…>, so hopefully we'll beat those numbers... Best, Carlos M. -- Carlos Monterrey Communications Associate Wikimedia Foundation +1.415.839.6885 ext 6881 www.wikimediafoundation.org blog.wikimedia.org

9 years, 10 months

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